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Rhea Classical Reviews @rheaclassical.bsky.social · 5d

Our latest book review!

Adrien Mangili reviews Donato Verardi (ed.), "Aristotelianism and Magic in Early Modern Europe: Philosophers, Experimenters, and Wonderworker" (@bloomsburyacad.bsky.social, 2023).

Aristotelianism and Magic in Early Modern Europe: Philosophers, Experimenters, and Wonderworker

Donato Verardi, ed., Aristotelianism and Magic in Early Modern Europe: Philosophers, Experimenters, and Wonderworkers (London, New York, and Dublin: Bloomsbury, 2023). 9781350121092. Reviewed by Ad…

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Rhea Classical Reviews @rheaclassical.bsky.social · 5d

Our latest book review!

Adrien Mangili reviews Donato Verardi (ed.), "Aristotelianism and Magic in Early Modern Europe: Philosophers, Experimenters, and Wonderworker" (@bloomsburyacad.bsky.social, 2023).

Aristotelianism and Magic in Early Modern Europe: Philosophers, Experimenters, and Wonderworker

Donato Verardi, ed., Aristotelianism and Magic in Early Modern Europe: Philosophers, Experimenters, and Wonderworkers (London, New York, and Dublin: Bloomsbury, 2023). 9781350121092. Reviewed by Ad…

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RavenRissy @rissy.ca · 11d

My old teacher Caroline Arbuckle MacLeod wrote a good review!

Rhea Classical Reviews @rheaclassical.bsky.social · 11d

New book review on Rhea!

Caroline Arbuckle MacLeod reviews Andrew Fox, "Trees in Ancient Rome. Growing an Empire in the Late Republic and Early Principate" ( @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social 2023). 🌳🌲🌴

Don't miss the author-reviewer dialogue following the review!

Trees in Ancient Rome. Growing an Empire in the Late Republic and Early Principate.

Andrew Fox, Trees in Ancient Rome. Growing an Empire in the Late Republic and Early Principate (London, New York: Bloomsbury Academic, 2023). 9781350237803. Reviewed by Caroline Arbuckle MacLeod, S…

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Rhea Classical Reviews @rheaclassical.bsky.social · 11d

New book review on Rhea!

Caroline Arbuckle MacLeod reviews Andrew Fox, "Trees in Ancient Rome. Growing an Empire in the Late Republic and Early Principate" ( @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social 2023). 🌳🌲🌴

Don't miss the author-reviewer dialogue following the review!

Trees in Ancient Rome. Growing an Empire in the Late Republic and Early Principate.

Andrew Fox, Trees in Ancient Rome. Growing an Empire in the Late Republic and Early Principate (London, New York: Bloomsbury Academic, 2023). 9781350237803. Reviewed by Caroline Arbuckle MacLeod, S…

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Rhea Classical Reviews @rheaclassical.bsky.social · Sep 4

Rhea is back with a new book review!

@eancients.bsky.social reviews @mbinzurich.bsky.social, "Religion and the Everyday Life of Manichaeans in Kellis: Beyond Light and Darkness" (@degruyterbrill.bsky.social 2019).

Don't miss the author-reviewer dialogue following the review!

Religion and the Everyday Life of Manichaeans in Kellis: Beyond Light and Darkness

Mattias Brand, Religion and the Everyday Life of Manichaeans in Kellis: Beyond Light and Darkness, Nag Hammadi and Manichaean Studies 102 (Leiden: Brill, 2019). ISBN 9789004510296. Reviewed by…

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Dr. Emily S. Wilson @introarch.bsky.social · Aug 13

Guys, I am SO EXCITED about Rhea's new venture Rhea Receptions!!! Want to write about Percy Jackson? Newspaper articles about discoveries at Pompeii? A cool new museum exhibit or video game? Get in contact with us and let's chat - reviews, essays, creativity encouraged!

Rhea Classical Reviews @rheaclassical.bsky.social · Aug 13

Announcing our new forum, RHEA RECEPTIONS!

“We live in an Odyssey time.” —Charlotte Higgins, The Guardian, 12 April 2025

Rhea Classical Reviews could not agree more with Ms. Higgins.

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Dr Cora Beth Fraser @corabeth.bsky.social · Aug 13

This looks exciting!

Rhea Classical Reviews @rheaclassical.bsky.social · Aug 13

Announcing our new forum, RHEA RECEPTIONS!

“We live in an Odyssey time.” —Charlotte Higgins, The Guardian, 12 April 2025

Rhea Classical Reviews could not agree more with Ms. Higgins.

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Rhea Classical Reviews @rheaclassical.bsky.social · Aug 13

Anyone interested in participating in Rhea Receptions or have any questions or comments, please contact us at rheaclassicalreviews at gmail dot com.

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Rhea Classical Reviews @rheaclassical.bsky.social · Aug 13

Please note that Rhea cannot furnish materials for any potential writers that fall outside of the literary scope (ie. museum exhibition tickets, film downloads, etc.). Rhea Receptions’ first series is scheduled to be published summer of 2026 in conjunction with the release of the Nolan film.

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Rhea Classical Reviews @rheaclassical.bsky.social · Aug 13

Reviewers are encouraged to consult Rhea’s guidelines, but creative essays, non-formal engagement, and multi-media reviews are encouraged and welcome in conjunction with the wider, non-specialized audience.

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Rhea Classical Reviews @rheaclassical.bsky.social · Aug 13

The theme for the inaugural installment of our Rhea Receptions series is “Gods & Heroes” & in keeping with the polytropic nature of our hero we'd like to solicit reviews of & essays on fictional literature, film, podcasts, blogs, video games, museum exhibits & any other medium related to this theme.

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Rhea Classical Reviews @rheaclassical.bsky.social · Aug 13

The goal of Rhea Receptions is to bring the ancient world to a broader audience by engaging with public-facing, non-specialist depictions of the ancient Mediterranean world in popular, modern media writ large.

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Rhea Classical Reviews @rheaclassical.bsky.social · Aug 13

In conjunction w/ the release of Nolan’s film in summer 2026, Rhea is piloting a new forum, Rhea Receptions: a thematic series comprised of reviews, essays & other engagements loosely dedicated to the reception of the ancient world & not restricted to academic, peer-reviewed publications.

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Rhea Classical Reviews @rheaclassical.bsky.social · Aug 13

Her recent article discusses a revived interest in the Homeric epic as observed through updated translations and not one by two film adaptations: Uberto Pasolini’s The Return (2025) and Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey (summer 2026).

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Rhea Classical Reviews @rheaclassical.bsky.social · Aug 13

Announcing our new forum, RHEA RECEPTIONS!

“We live in an Odyssey time.” —Charlotte Higgins, The Guardian, 12 April 2025

Rhea Classical Reviews could not agree more with Ms. Higgins.

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Dr. Emily S. Wilson @introarch.bsky.social · Aug 10

Just wanted to say that @rheaclassical.bsky.social is a peer-review platform exclusively dedicated to reviews of and by alt-ac, pre-tenure, non-tenure, contingent, grad students, and folks outside of academia if anyone is interested in reviewing for us!

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Emily Waller Singeisen @esing.bsky.social · Jul 15

This week’s reading just arrived! So excited to crack into this timely new work from @platanoclassics.bsky.social

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Rhea Classical Reviews @rheaclassical.bsky.social · Jun 24

Our final review of the summer on Rhea. Back in September!

Thomas R. Keith reviews Boris Kayachev, "Ciris: A Poem from the Appendix Vergiliana" (Classical Press of Wales 2020).

Don't miss the author-reviewer dialogue following the review!

Ciris: A Poem from the Appendix Vergiliana

Kayachev, Boris. Ciris: A Poem from the Appendix Vergiliana. Introduction, Text, Apparatus Criticus, Translation and Commentary. Swansea, UK: Classical Press of Waales, 2020. ISBN 978-1-910589-81-6…

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Rhea Classical Reviews @rheaclassical.bsky.social · Jun 19

Our latest book review on Rhea!

Matthew J. Chalmers reviews Luis Alejandro Salas, "Cutting Words: Polemical Dimensions of Galen’s Anatomical Experiments" (@degruyterbrill.bsky.social 2020).

Cutting Words: Polemical Dimensions of Galen’s Anatomical Experiments

Luis Alejandro Salas, Cutting Words: Polemical Dimensions of Galen’s Anatomical Experiments (Leiden: Brill, 2020). 9789004439184. Reviewed by Matthew J. Chalmers, Independent Scholar, mattjcha…

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Rhea Classical Reviews @rheaclassical.bsky.social · Jun 19

Our latest book review on Rhea!

Matthew J. Chalmers reviews Luis Alejandro Salas, "Cutting Words: Polemical Dimensions of Galen’s Anatomical Experiments" (@degruyterbrill.bsky.social 2020).

Cutting Words: Polemical Dimensions of Galen’s Anatomical Experiments

Luis Alejandro Salas, Cutting Words: Polemical Dimensions of Galen’s Anatomical Experiments (Leiden: Brill, 2020). 9789004439184. Reviewed by Matthew J. Chalmers, Independent Scholar, mattjcha…

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Dr. Shelby Judge @shelbyjudge.bsky.social · Jun 10

Great post day! Can’t wait to review this for @rheaclassical.bsky.social 📚💙 #classicssky

A white hand holding a book in front of a blue and pink floral background. The boom is black with an orange classical image on the front of the creation of Pandora. In white writing is the title “artificial intelligence in Greek and Roman epic” edited by Andriana Domouzi & Silvio Bär

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Rhea Classical Reviews @rheaclassical.bsky.social · May 22

It's new book review day on Rhea!

David M. Wheeler reviews Donald H. Sanders, "From Photography to 3D Models and Beyond: Visualizations in Archaeology" (@archaeopress.bsky.social 2023).

Don't miss the author-reviewer dialogue at the end of the review!

From Photography to 3D Models and Beyond: Visualizations in Archaeology

Donald H. Sanders, From Photography to 3D Models and Beyond: Visualizations in Archaeology (Oxford: Archeopress, 2023). 9781803276182. Reviewed by David M. Wheeler, University of California, Berkel…

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Rhea Classical Reviews @rheaclassical.bsky.social · May 22

Hi Henry! As a general rule, yes, though we have made some limited exceptions. Could you expand upon your own situation and interest? Thank you!

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Dr. Emily S. Wilson @introarch.bsky.social · May 22

Want a summer project and see a book you like on our book list??? Come write for Rhea! Even if it's your first book review and/or you're a grad student, don't be shy! We have mentorship for grad students!

Rhea Classical Reviews @rheaclassical.bsky.social · May 21

CALLING ALL POTENTIAL BOOK REVIEWERS

See something on our booklist you'd like to review? We'll be delighted to publish you! All the steps of the review process are laid out here. We look forward to hearing from you!

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Working Classicists @workingclassicists.bsky.social · May 21

Check this out!

Rhea Classical Reviews @rheaclassical.bsky.social · May 21

CALLING ALL POTENTIAL BOOK REVIEWERS

See something on our booklist you'd like to review? We'll be delighted to publish you! All the steps of the review process are laid out here. We look forward to hearing from you!

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For Reviewers

Review Process Guidelines Books for review Review requests Book suggestions

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